john hopkins cited several examples of event washington at the same time afghan president hamid karzai met with top obama officials at the white house. this is just under an hour. [applause] >> thank you very much in thank you for everyone showing up this afternoon. these are very generous, and and i'm honored to be here today at the stimson center, an institution named for an inspired by a man who helped guide the nation through some of the most difficult challenges we've ever faced. in an organization that i remember calling upon for pagan and assistance on many occasions, particularly when i was working for sam nunn, who had the pleasure to work with for 17 years. i remember spending a field office, north of dupont circle, many a day talking to. and make any team of experts on proliferation issues, loose nukes, chemical and biological warfare issues. so it's a great institution and it's an honor to come back here. this only makes it the second time they've been to your new office and it's fantastic. little did i know two months ago, approximately two months ago when and i got togeth